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Exon vs. intron function

Exons Expressed.
InTrons In Trash.
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Nucleotides: class having the single ring

· "Pyrimadines are CUT from purines"
· Pyrimidines are:
Cytosine
Uracil
Thiamine
They are cut from purines so the pyrimadines must be smaller (one ring).
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Pedigree symbols: gender and affected

Gender: The cIRcle is a gIRl [so boys are squares].
Affected: Black plague was a disease, so black-filled symbol means an affected/diseased person [so non-filled-in is unaffected].

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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Cell cycle stages

"Go Sally Go! Make Children!":
G1 phase (Growth phase 1)
S phase (DNA Synthesis)
G2 phase (Growth phase 2)
M phase (Mitosis)
C phase (Cytokinesis)
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Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium: causes for deviations from it

"Maggie May Does Not Smoke":
Mutations
Migration
Drift
Non-random mating
Selection
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Tumor suppressor vs. proto-onogene mutations: recessive vs. dominant

"Recess Suppress":
Tumor suppressor mutations are recessive.
Proto-oncogenes are opposite (dominant).
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Blots: function of Southern vs. Northern vs. Western

"SN0W DR0P":
· Match up the 1st word letter with 2nd word letter:
Southern=DNA
Northern=RNA
Western=Protein
· The 0's in snow drop are zeros, since there is no Eastern blot.
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Pyrimidines nucleotides

"CUT the PY" (cut the pie):
Cytosine
Uracil
Thiamine
are the PYrimidines
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---Ken Evans Saskatchewan Health, Acute and Emergency Services

Cri-du-chat syndrome: chromosomal deletion causing it is 5p(-)

What's another name for a cat that's five letters long and starts with a P? (Answer: pussy).
Why is the cat crying? Missing its P.
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Nucleotides: which are purines

"Pure Silver":
· Chemical formula of Pure silver is Ag.
Therefore, Purines are Adenine and Guanine.
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---Jason Mounts Medical College of Georgia